Partners

SCILT

SCILT, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages promotes and supports high quality language learning in schools and the wider society. We want to see all languages and cultures valued and life-long language learning recognised as a key skill for life and work. Our vision is one where language skills make a significant contribution to a fairer, smarter and more successful Scotland.

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Scottish Qualifications Authority

SQA provide products and services in skills, training and education which positively impact on individuals, organisations and society. They work nationally and internationally in two distinct areas – awards and accreditation.Colleagues may wish to link directly to understandingstandards.org.uk.

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Sanako

Sanako is the global leader in developing teacher-led language teaching software and cloud-enabled language learning solutions. We have worked closely with our customers for more than five decades towards a single goal: to enable better speaking, comprehension and communication skills for language learners.

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CISS

CISS, the Confucius Institute for Scotland’s Schools promotes and supports the delivery of high quality Chinese language learning in schools and the wider society. Our vision is one where language learning enables Scotland’s children and young people to learn about their roles and responsibilities in a globally interdependent world.

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Goethe Institut

The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach.We promote knowledge of the German language abroad and foster international cultural cooperation. We convey a comprehensive image of Germany by providing information about cultural, social and political life in our nation. Our cultural and educational programmes encourage intercultural dialogue and enable cultural involvement. They strengthen the development of structures in civil society and foster worldwide mobility.

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Scotland-Russia Forum

The Scotland-Russia Forum is a charity trying to raise interest in Russia and her neighbours in order to promote understanding. We are keen to support learning about Russia, including the Russian language, in schools. Teachers might be interested in our website for children findoutaboutrussia.co.uk.

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Science in the Language Class

'Science in the Language Class' is an educational programme which provides resources that link language learning to RZSS conservation projects across the world, or to the conservation breeding programmes within RZSS sites. Resources available in Spanish, French and Japanese.

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Beyond the Panda

The 'Beyond the Panda' educational programme is designed for cross curricular learning where pupils investigate and discover more about China, its culture, geography, giant pandas and other Chinese wildlife with a particular focus on the Mandarin language.

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Independent State of Happiness

Of course Gaelic's 'an ancient & beautiful language' - but also perfect for trying new things, being silly, adventurous, and most of all, having fun! Explore and experience Gaelic through immersive, interactive bilingual Storytelling, Circus Skills, Graffiti Art & more, suitable for all ages from Nursery to S7.Ariel has worked with over 260 schools, festivals, groups & communities right across Scotland, directly engaging with some 13,000 students since 2013, and brings a wealth of expertise and professional experience in working with schools to complement & support Gaelic learning & engagement via a range of fun and memorable workshops.“A fantastic and thrilling experience for both pupils and teachers alike. Ariel’s enthusiasm and commitment to her craft is a must for those who wish to immerse the children in the wonderful world of Gaelic.” Mr O'Neill, Teacher, Gartcosh Primary School.

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Alliance Française

The Alliance Française offers regular courses for adults and children of all levels and ages, private tuition to suit your needs, and tailor-made courses to schools, companies and businesses. Our teachers are all native French speakers who are qualified to teach French as a foreign language.We are also an official examination centre for personal or professional French exams.Our teaching activities are complemented by a wide range of cultural and social events such as the Cafés , the Ciné-Club, wine tastings, exhibitions etc.Our modern multimedia library also offers a wide selection of items in French (DVDs, books, CDs) as well as learning materials for all levels. It is open to all.The Alliance Française opens the door to many cultural linguistic exchanges and offers little aperçu of what the French-speaking countries have to offer.

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UCML

The University Council for Modern Languages (UCML) is the overarching national organisation which represents the interests of Modern Languages, Linguistics and Cultural and Area Studies in Higher Education throughout the United Kingdom, and works with corresponding bodies in other countries. Within this context, the University Council for Modern Languages Scotland (UCMLS) will coordinate all additional actions and resources, which are relevant for Scotland.

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Giglets

Giglets is an online reading resource accessed by over 25,000 pupils every week.

Giglets at its heart, is a library but with one key difference: Pupils are engaged in the story before they’ve even started to decode the text.

Reading often starts with an illustration or an animation.
Sound effects or music set the scene.
Audio storytelling supports the pupil in understanding the text.
Using the comprehensive collection of books and resources in the Giglets library, we’ll show you how to secure the very best practice in reading.

Interactive comprehension questions help pupils demonstrate what they understand, just as they do in national reading tests.
Pupils explore creative activities that relate to the story.
Question sets help develop higher order thinking.
Giglets has also been commissioned by the Scottish Government to deliver the Gaelic Medium Education (GME) Scottish National Standardised Assessments (SNSA) for P1, P4, P7 and S3 from 2017 - 2020 with a possible two year extension.

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All-In

All-In ML and EAL is based on direct teaching experience with a clear focus on classroom efficiency and excellence. All-In is light years ahed of the rest e.g. automatically giving pupils accurate feedback on grammar errors, accurately measuring pupil effort, sending teachers intervention lists whilst bringing your prep and marking time down to almost zero. Most of our tools are 100% unique to All-In and incredibly easy to use. Everything can be differentiated and adapted in a single click and we include whole-school ESoL support in up to twenty-nine languages. Register with school email at school.all-in.org.uk.

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All-In Example Activities

All-In Example vocab test

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Languagenut

Languagenut is a digital language resource for primary and secondary schools, designed to support language teachers and students through engaging and academically robust activities and interactive games. All the key skills of language learning are covered, right up to S4 and National 5. Automatically-marked games save time and reward students with points, medals and unlockable achievements. Comprehensive reporting and individually-assignable activities make it easy to track student progress and differentiate.

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